Westie Updates Vol. 2 No. 8 August 6, 2015

President’s Message Dear fellow WHWTCA members and friends, It’s August already and time to start thinking about preparations for your week at the National in Pa!! In this newsletter you will find lots of details, reservation forms and information to help you plan your week in advance. Please note that there are some changes in our “usual” schedule and make note of them so there will be no unexpected surprises. This year we are adding CGC testing at our Kimberton site on Thursday October 1st. Please make sure you contact Angie Jennings to reserve your time for this event. Angie is making herself available to help you practice ahead of time so don’t miss out on the opportunity! We will be holding our inaugural Quality Westie Evaluations on Wednesday September 30th at the Kimberton Hall. Details are elsewhere in this newsletter and on the website. This will be a wonderful opportunity for members wishing to obtain a Quality Westie Certificate on their dogs. Wednesday evening we will also be holding the Health Seminar at the Kimberton site. This is going to be an excellent seminar and I hope to see many of you attending. We will have even more details about our National in the next Westie Updates so stay tuned. I would be remiss if I did not thank the West Highland White Terrier Club of Southeast Texas for hosting a wonderful Roving in Houston in July. These hardworking members were in high gear to make sure all attendees were well taken care of. It was a full schedule of events with some wonderful opportunities to socialize with members we don’t always get to see. Their trophies were lovely and creative and true treasures for the lucky winners! Thank you to all of you for making it a very special event!! Hope to see many of you in September/October! My best to all,

Lee Lee Trudeau ctrudeau@optonline.net

Notes from our

recording

secretary

Hello All, The new Membership List (Members Only section of the website) and the Breeders List are now up on the website.

If you see any errors, please contact me at cajims@msn.com or Kristine Tarrer at

Krmt@tarrerlaw.com

Cathy Blacklock

Recording Secretary

ATTENTION MEMBERS: If you have an address, phone number or email change please email the Corresponding Secretary only for ALL of these changes. This way we can ensure that the information reaches the right people and the information will be updated in a timely manner. You can also use snail mail if that is your preferred method. Also please keep in mind Imprints mailings once in process cannot be changed so please provide us with as much notice as possible to ensure timely delivery. Thank you for your cooperation! Krmt@tarrerlaw.com 299 Nunnally Farm Rd. Monroe, Georgia 30655

-Kristine Tarrer

WHWTCA

Corresponding Secretary

The Imprint is coming this August!!!

Westie Imprint

information

The Board of the West Highland White Terrier Club of America has worked diligently to upgrade and preserve the Westie Imprint that we have all come to love and cherish. The new Imprint will be produced in a larger 8 X 11 format & will offer both outside & inside color pages. A lottery system was used to fill the preferred color positions in the inaugural Summer issue and a few remaining preferred inside color pages of the Fall and Winter issues. In addition to preferred color, regular Black and White advertising will also be accepted at a cost of $95 @ page. The quarterly deadlines for submission of ads and articles for the publication are as follows: Summer May 31, Fall August 31 and Winter November 30. ** Additional winners of the inside color pages were drawn in order to fill any preferred pages in the Fall and Winter issues that are not taken by Roving or National Specialty winners. If you entered the Lottery you made a commitment to advertise in the upcoming Imprints, which is necessary to ensure the future of the Imprint.

** an additional charge of $50.00 will be assessed to any ad that are not submitted “camera ready” in a complete high resolution TIFF file. Full details will be available on the WHWTCA web site.

Westie imprint

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Imprint Volunteers Features Coordinator and Contributor: Lisa Curry NJ lmcurry@gmail.com - Advertising Coordinator: Dawn Martin PA westie@ptd.net - Commercial Advertising: Donald Peacock MD dpeacock680@yahoo.com - Marketing Manager: Linda Servin MA lindajservin@comcast.net - National and Roving Show Results: Fred Askin MD faskin@jhmi.edu - Regional Club Coordinators (results and news): Jenny Auger Maw NM jennyaugermaw@gmail.com & Kenny Fodill VA heattman@msn.com - Text Coordinator & Circulation Manager: Charles Trudeau, CT ctrudeau@optonline.net All text sent via Email to: Charles Trudeau Text Coordinator ctrudeau@optonline.net Articles –as a plain text document or MS Word document. Any figures and photos will need to be submitted as separate hi-resolution files, and not within the document. The quarterly deadlines for submission of text for the publication are as follows: Spring February 15, Summer May 15, Fall August 15 and Winter November 15. Ad Size is 8.75" X 11.25"

All ads sent via Email- westie@ptd.net ADVERTSING RATES Front Cover $ 400 Back Cover $ 375 Inside Front Cover $ 350 Inside Back Cover $ 350 Color page $ 250 Black & White page $ 95 Business Card $ 40 2.125" X 3.75" Business Card 1 Yr $ 125 Commercial Color $ 600 1 year pre paid $1,600 Advertising- All ads must be submitted as a press ready .tiff preferred or .jpg file that is at least 300 dpi and of corresponding dimensions. Size: Page size is 8.25" x 10.75" Keep all type and images at least 1/2" away from all sides. Front and Back Covers and both inside covers: are full color and full bleed Full Bleed Ads add 1/8" to the page size on all four sides. 8.75" X 11.25" All camera ready ads are to be submitted via Email as an attachment by the published deadline. No exceptions. Payment must be received within 10 days of ad submittal.

1/2 inch border All text and photos should

be at least 1/2 inch inside

of the trim line or inside the

dotted line

to make sure nothing gets

cut off when the printer

trims the page to size.

All payments "WHWTCA" are to be submitted to: Dawn Martin, Advertising Coordinator 141 Tittle Road Saylorsburg, PA 18353 westie@ptd.net - All ads sent via Email The quarterly deadlines for submission of ads for the publication are as follows: Spring February 28, Summer May 31, Fall August 31 and Winter November 30.

Advertising Rules

WESTIE IMPRINT, the official publication of the West Highland White Terrier Club of America, Inc., is mailed quarterly to club members and to the AKC Library. Members’ copies are mailed via Bulk Mail. Subscription rate (U.S.) - $48.00 Bulk Mail Subscription rates outside United States vary by location; please contact the Circulation Manager for specific rates. Individual issues are available for $15.00 or 4 for $50 each, including first class postage. Copyright © 2015 – West Highland White Terrier Club of America, Inc. All rights reserved. The entire contents of the Westie Imprint is fully protected under federal and state trademark and copyright laws and no portion of Westie Imprint may be reprinted without the written permission of the editor. The opinions expressed in the articles herein are those of the authors and not necessarily of the editor or the Officers and Directors of the Club. The editor reserves the right to edit all materials submitted for publication. The editor welcomes comments, suggestions, and expressions of opinions from the readers. ADVERTISING RULES The Westie Imprint is the official publication of the West Highland White Terrier Club of America , Inc. (WHWTCA).

Ads will be accepted only from WHWTCA members in good standing.

Ads will be accepted for dogs that the advertiser owns, co-owns, or bred.

A stud dog owner may submit ads for a dog sired by his/her stud dog.

Members cannot submit ads on behalf of non-members. Advertising in the Imprint is a benefit of membership and the ad content must clearly be that of the member.

Only club member’s contact information can be included in the ad. If any of the co-breeders or co-owners are not WHWTCA members, then their names may be listed in the ad, but not their contact information.

Ads must include the names of all owners of record or none (owners of record refers to owner or owners listed on the dog's AKC registration).

If the names of the breeders are included in the ad, all breeders of record must be included or none (breeder of record refers to breeder or breeders listed on the dog's AKC registration).

It is the responsibility of all advertisers in the Imprint to ensure the accuracy of all references made to official field/obedience/show wins and awards.

Retouched/enhanced photos are NEVER allowed.

The cover of the Imprint must be in portrait format only. We will not accept a cover that is printed in landscape format. In other words, the magazine must not be rotated in order to view the front cover.

Errors in club publications will be handled at the discretion of the committee and on a case-by-case basis.

Formats: Digital ads are accepted in the following formats tiff or jpg. Copyrighted Material Photographic and digital images are subject to copyright law. It is illegal to reproduce images taken by a professional photographer or owned by someone else without the consent of the owner. The exception is official show photographs of your win. Any other image -- unless the image was taken by the advertiser -- must be used with the consent of the photographer. The advertiser member releases WHWTCA and assumes all liability regarding copyright infringement. Payment for ads will be accepted from members only. Make checks payable to WHWTCA and mail to the Advertising Editor. A $25.00 charge will be made for all returned checks. All checks must be in US Funds and drawn on banks with an USA address. Any other foreign checks, money orders, etc., must include an additional $12.00 bank service exchange fee. All payments are to be submitted to: Dawn Martin, Advertising Coordinator 141 Tittle Road, Saylorsburg, PA 18353 westie@ptd.net - All ads sent via Email

Rom and romx 2015

awards

Dear club members, Applications and Policies and Procedures for entry into the ROM and ROMX can be found on the club's website under Versatile Westies. Mail a completed application and a Progeny Report, which is purchased at the AKC store, to me by September 1st. All owners and co-owners must be members in good standing in the club. If you have any other questions please feel free to contact me. ROM/ROMX recipients will be recognized at the annual dinner meeting of the WHWTCA during Montgomery week. If you will not be able to attend let me know so other arrangements can be made to pick up your trophy and certificate. Ann Marie Holowathy Aholowathy@msn.com ROM/ROMX chair

Versatile dog

program update!!!!

The Versatile Dog Program has been updated to incorporate additional titling activities, giving Westies more ways to earn the awards while maintaining a basic equivalence with the current system. The program now includes Therapy, Nosework, Flyball, Coursing, Barn Hunt and the optional titling classes in Obedience. The current point system was reviewed and the Rally and Obedience titles were adjusted to give distinction to the skills required for obedience. VDA awarded in 2015 will be based on the old system for titles earned up to July 31, 2015. All subsequent awards will be based on the new system.

See next page for chart

Category Conforma-

tion Companion

-ship Scenting Agileness Hunting

New Points

Conf. Obed-ience

Rally Thera

py Track-

ing Nosework

Agil-ity

Flyball Cours-

ing Ability

Earth-dog

Barn Hunt

10 Platin

um GCH

OTCH CT MACH

or PACH

9

Gold GCH

or Top 10

Terrier

UDX VST

Masters: 2

of MX, MXJ, MXF

or 2 of MXP, MJP, MXP

8 Silver GCH

UD EE or 10+10

7

Bronze GCH or Top

10 Breed

VER TDX NW3

Excellent: 2 of AX, AXJ,

XF, or 2 of AXP,

AJP or XFP

ONYX ME RATM

6 GO or PUTD

RAE

5 GCH

or Top 10 Sex

CDX ThDD NW2

Open: 2 of OA, OAJ,

OF, or 2 of OAP,

OJP or OFP

FM SE RATS

4 GN or PCDX

RE THDX TDU

3 CH CD RA ThDA TD NW1

Novice: NA, NAJ, NF,

NAP, NJP or

NFP

FDCh CAX JE RATO

2 PCD RN ThD FDX CAA RATN

1 BN ThDN FD CA

Summary of changes – 5 categories across 11 activities

1. Conformation Includes Grand Champion titles in addition to the AKC TopDog system

2. Companionship Includes Therapy and optional titling classes in Obedience. Levels of accomplishment for Rally and Obedience have been revised to reflect additional skills needed for the top obedience titles.

o Obedience (added optional titling classes) o Rally (adjusted point values)

o Therapy (new) 3. Scenting

Tracking levels were adjusted to reflect the extensive training required to earn the TDX and VST titles.

o Tracking (added TDU) o Nosework (new)

4. Agileness Agility Open/Excellent/Master levels now require 2 of 3 titles (Standard, Jumpers or FAST)

o Agility (adjusted level requirements) o Flyball (new) o Coursing (new)

5. Hunting o Earthdog o Barn Hunt (new

Versatile Dog Award Rules:

o Points are calculated by category – For categories with multiple activities, this is the sum of the highest level plus one-half the points for the other activities in that category. Example: Dog has a UD, RAE, ThDD. All 3 titles are within the companionship category. UD is the highest level and counts for 8 points, RAE counts for 3 points (half of 6 points), and ThDD counts for 2.5 points (half of 5 points) for a total of 13.5 points for the category.

o Total Points is the sum of points for the five categories. o A Threshold Category is one with 3 or more points in a single activity. This

requires the dog to demonstrate proficiency in an activity to demonstrate versatility.

o A Championship, Earthdog title OR at least 7 total points in any category is required for all awards.

The Versatile Dog Award (VDA) requires at least one of the following:

3 categories and 9 points,

2 threshold categories and 10 points and at least 7 points in Conformation or Earthdog,

2 threshold categories and 12 points and at least 9 points in any category.

The Versatile Dog Excellent Award (VDX) requires at least one of the following:

4 threshold categories and 16 points,

3 threshold categories and 17 points and at least 7 points in Conformation or Earthdog or at least 9 points in any category.

The Master of Versatility (MV) requires at least one of the following:

5 threshold categories and 23 points,

4 threshold categories and 24 points and at least 7 points in Conformation or Earthdog or at least 9 points in any category,

3 threshold categories and 25 points and at least 7 points in Conformation or Earthdog or at least 9 points in any category.

The Master of Versatility 2 (MV2) requires at least one of the following:

5 threshold categories and 29 points,

4 threshold categories and 30 points and at least 7 points in Conformation or Earthdog or at least 9 points in any category.

The Master of Versatility (MV3) requires at least one of the following:

5 threshold categories and 35 points,

4 threshold categories and 36 points and at least 7 points in Conformation or Earthdog or at least 9 points in any category.

The Master of Versatility (MV4) requires at least one of the following:

5 threshold categories and 41 points.

Examples:

o Versatile Dog (VD) o 3 categories and 9 points from CH CD NAP or BN RN ThDN TD JE. The latter

shows how points combine within a category, 2 for the RN plus ½ for the BN and ½ for the ThDN.

o 2 categories and 10 points from CH ME. This shows how a high level accomplishment in Earthdog can be combined with just one other category.

o Versatile Dog Excellent (VDX) o 4 categories and 16 points from GCH RA OAP OJP RATO or CH RAE ThD NAJ

JE. The latter shows how points combine within a category, 6 for the RAE plus 2/2 for the ThD.

o Master of Versatility o 5 categories and 23 points from CH RA TDX AXP AJP JE

Fine Print: VD Awards will be awarded at the 2015 banquet based on the old system for titles earned up to July 31, 2015. All subsequent awards will be based on the new system.

o No VD Award based on the old rules will be retracted after the change. But some dogs may find they will have an easier or harder time earning their next award level.

Conformation Top 10 levels: o Level 5 is the top 10 dog or top 10 bitch in the calendar year "AKC TopDog

By Breeds using Breed totals" report. o Level 7 is the Top 10 Westies (inter-sex) in the calendar year "AKC TopDog

By Breed Using All-Breed Totals o Level 9 is the Top 10 All Terriers Dogs or Bitches in the calendar year "AKC

TopDog By Group Using All-Breed Total".

Earthdog 10+10 requires 10 extra SE legs & 10 extra ME legs not necessarily at the same test.

A dog that achieves these requirements while one or more of his owners were not members needs to earn at least one further title while all his co-owners are members.

All titles must be AKC titles to be counted except Nosework titles which must be NACSW titles

Members who do not choose to have AKC recognition of Therapy, Flyball and Barn Hunt titles, or whose Flyball or Therapy accomplishment predates AKC’s recognition, or who earn Nosework titles must provide written proof of the accomplishment including the dog’s AKC registered name and the date of the accomplishment.

Members must provide documentation for Conformation Top 10 accomplishments or for Earthdog 10+10 from AKC reports.

Members should notify the performance committee in writing or email when their dogs earn a VD Awards to be sure the Club Database is up to date.

WHWTCA Quality

Westie Program

QUALITY WESTIE UPDATE – AUGUST 1

The first live Quality Westie event will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Kimberton Fire Hall starting at 8:45 am. The 3 evaluators for this event will be Sandy Campbell, Melinda Lyon and Gerry Meisels. Sandy was the sweepstakes judge at the Roving in Houston last month (July), while Melinda and Gerry are both AKC licensed judges, approved to judge Westies. All 3 are long-time WHWTCA members and very experienced and knowledgeable Westie breeders. Entry forms are available on the WHWTCA website: (http://www.westieclubamerica.com/qwp/entryform.html) The entry fee is $75. Send the completed form and your check by September 15 to Wayne Kompare, 4836 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota, FL 34234. Entry submissions will be on a first come/first served basis. Since this is the very first QW event, entries will be limited to 18 Westies (future QW events will allow 24 entries). If more than 18 entries are submitted, entries will be limited to WHWTCA members and only 1 entry per owner will be permitted. All dogs entered must be at least 18 months old, spayed/neutered Westies are permitted and dogs should be clean and have no foreign material in their coats. No professional handlers permitted unless they are members of the WHWTCA and have been the sole owner of the Westie for the past 12 months. Each evaluation session, lasting approximately 45 minutes, will have 3 evaluations done simultaneously on 3 different Westies by the 3 evaluators. Each evaluator will spend approximately 10 minutes on each dog, followed by 5 minutes for a group gaiting and mingling exercise. Dogs then exit the ring while the evaluators spend 10 minutes completing the detailed 2 page scoring sheets. Entrants will receive the original signed scoring sheets from each of the evaluators; the evaluators and the WHWTCA will also have a copy of the scoring sheets. Evaluators are encouraged to interact with the entrants while evaluating the dogs.

Other key points: 1. There will be NO catalog or listing of dogs entered or owners name published for each evaluation event. All entrants will be emailed or snail mailed the time and location for the event. 2. The only results that will be published are the names of the Westies that passed and obtained the QW title and their owners’ name . No scores will be published. Dogs and owners names who did not pass will not be published anywhere by the WHWTCA or the QW committee. 3. Dogs who received a score of 75 or greater from 2 evaluators will have one more chance to attain the QW title, by entering at another QW event where a different evaluator might give the dog their third passing score of 75 or greater. Quality Westie events are NON-COMPETITIVE events. Their sole purpose is education of the Westie standard. Raffle for Barbara Hands oil painting To benefit the QW program, a beautiful 12” x 10” oil painting by Barbara Hands , signed and dated 1997, and titled “Mother and Pups”

has been donated by a QW friend, and will be raffled at the WHWTCA annual dinner on Friday, October 2, 2015. Raffle tickets are $10/each or 3 for $25. There will be a maximum of 350 tickets sold. We will also have prints of the painting available for sale by mail or at the Montgomery dinner. The prints com in two different sizes (the large has 12” x 9” image size, and the price is $100: the small has 8 ¾” x 6 ½” image size, and the price is $50). Both sizes are in very small limited editions (large is an edition of 25, and the small is an edition of 10), and all prints are pencil signed and numbered by the artist. If you wish to purchase raffle tickets and/or a print of “Mother and Pups” by mail (note: raffle tickets and prints will also be available at the annual Montgomery dinner ), please indicate how many raffle tickets you wish to purchase, and/or what size print you wish to purchase on a sheet of paper, and include your name and snail mail address and your contact information – either phone number or email address , and mail it along with your check for the appropriate amount, payable to WHWTCA to: Wayne Kompare, 4836 Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota, FL 34234.

QW SCORING

EXPLAINED

Explanation of the 10 point scoring system 10 categories x 10 points/each = 100 points maximum. The QW passing score is 75 or above from 3 different evaluators (in no more than 2 QW events). A Westie who passes will receive a certificate from the WHWTCA, and the QW title. Evaluators may use ½ point increments. 10 Outstanding. As close to ideal as can be expected. 9 Excellent. Very high in quality; probably not commonly seen. 8 Very good. Obvious general quality; any flaws are slight. 7 Good. Primarily quality, although may have minor faults/flaws. 6 Fair. Somewhat better than merely acceptable. More merit than fault. 5 Acceptable. Generally fulfills the basics, but may be:

a) Overall only > adequate in quality for that trait, or: b) May be a balance of both virtues and faults in that category.

4 Overall, more flaws/faults than merit in that category/trait. 3 Very obvious faults or unsoundness; strongly resembles trait of another breed. 2 or 1 Almost wholly deficient in merit; trait present but seriously incomplete, incorrect or unsound. 0 Complete absence of trait; so unsound as to be useless.

A qualifying score for QW must have no category scored 0 – 2, and no two categories scored 4 or less, in addition to the required total score of 75 or greater.

See Score Sheets on next 2 pages

QW SCORE SHEET

PAGE 1

See Next Page for Page 2 of Score Sheet

QW SCORE SHEET

PAGE 2

IT’S A WRAP! By Bebe Pinter It’s a wrap! If you were able to attend the West Highland White Terrier Club of America (WHWTCA) National Roving 2015 hosted by the West Highland White Terrier Club of Southeast Texas (WHWTCSET) in Houston, thank you for coming. We had a fun time planning and hosting this event for your enjoyment. Join us in a big thank you to the Lone Star Roving 2015 Committee and a look at behind the scenes: By serving as Communications/Facilitator and Assistant Show Chairman, I had the opportunity to work with everyone. My job was to assure that “the right hand knew what the left hand was doing” and visa versa using conference calls emails, Facebook, websites, etc. The Facebook page WHWTCA Roving 2015 and the WHWTCA website and newsletter were important communication tools for me. Our shared goal was to plan a Roving that we all would want to attend. Hospitality Room—Trinity Valley West Highland White Terrier Club (TVWHWTC) accepted our invitation to coordinate the hospitality room represented by Cindy Blasko, Kris Weisenborn with Becky Koester. Cindy and Kris undertook the planning for food, signage, tables and hosts. Becky managed the room reservation. During hospitality hours, the room was abuzz with conversation and people enjoying the many refreshments. Thank you Cindy, Kris, and Becky!

Hotel Liaison—Paula Cohen was the club’s liaison with the host hotel. She monitored the contracted services with the hotel and assured that reservations were honored at the agreed rate. Paula responded quickly to solve any problems brought to her attention. Thank you, Paula! Health Seminar—Kay McGuire, DVM, arranged for a detailed seminar on various methods of breeding including transcervical insemination presented by Kirk Esmond, DVM, a Texas A & M veterinary school classmate. Kay coordinated location and equipment as well. Thank you, Kay! Silent/Live Auction—Linda Wible gathered and organized donations for the auction and implemented her setup plan at the French Corner Restaurant. We appreciate the many people who donated items and congratulate the winning bidders. Randell Dickerson graciously served as auctioneer. Thank you, Linda! Raffle—Jennifer Garrison coordinated the raffle. Thank you to Lynne Bryant and Diana Spivey for donating the gorgeous custom embroidery quilt and shams and to Hunting Horn’s Kathy Norris and Helmet Erhardt for donating the 14K London blue topaz pendant with chain. The raffle items were gorgeous and we thank everyone who purchased raffle tickets. Thank you, Jennifer! Reservations for Dinner—JoAnn and David DeAtkine collected names and money for the dinner. Ninety-five people attended. Oh! What a night we had! So much fun and the eating was good according to those 95 people. Thanks to Jennifer Garrison as liaison with the restaurant, Linda Wible for creating the trophy and dinner centerpieces, and Michael Miller for providing the microphone/audio system. Thank you JoAnn and David! Roving Reporters—Bebe Pinter and Mellodee White photographed and posted candid shots, winners, and catalog results to the Facebook page WHWTCA Roving 2015. David Gignac joined the reporter forces making it three instead of two. The idea was for those Westie lovers who could not attend to feel as if had somehow experienced Roving with us. Thank you, Mellodee and David! Show Chairman—Cathy De La Garza served as show chairman so those of us with Westies could exhibit. Cathy is a valued member of our WHWTCSET, an AKC judge and delegate, and president of the Galveston Kennel Club. Thank you, Cathy! Judy White (Houston) and Stevann Wilson stewarded the gate table and Cathy Blacklock served as ring steward and helped to coordinate the show with AKC. Thank you one and all! Treasurer—Felecia Fitzgerald, CPA, compiled a budget, tracked income and expenditures, collected auction payments, and paid expenses. She will provide the final Roving Financial Report for the WHWTCSET board to share with WHWTCA. Felecia is also a superb needlepoint artist and completed two custom pieces for fundraising. Thank you, Felecia! Trophy Chair—Kay McGuire, DVM and Jaime Miller worked together. Kay chose the items for trophies and began during Montgomery 2014 to enlist sponsors for Roving and the WHWTCSET specialty. Jaime organized and distributed the trophies at the shows. Thank you trophy sponsors for your generosity. Thank you, Kay and Jaime! Welcome Bags—Randell Dickerson, working with Susan Tate, gathered items and prepared 100 welcome bags. Thank you, Randell and Susan! Thank you to our club president Jaime Miller for her leadership and to the members of the club who filled in the gaps to make this Roving a memorable event! Congratulations to all the winners! With five days of shows and four days of sweepstakes there were many opportunities for exhibitors to show their Westies and for us to watch them. For a listing of results go to www.onofrio.com and click on results for Beaumont Kennel Club. This was the WHWTCSET’s third time to host a national roving. The Westies were all beautiful. We enjoyed visiting with everyone and letting you experience southern hospitality “deep in the heart of Texas” style. Please come again!

Tracking Test New Host Hotel for the Westie Tracking test. Really good news! We have found a new, more reasonable hotel for the Westie National Tracking test in September. The new host hotel is: Red Roof Inn University South College Ave Newark DE 302 368-8521 Call the hotel directly and mention the Westie Tracking Test and you can get our rate of $79-$84. There is no cut off date so as long as rooms are available you are ok. All you need to do is cancel 72 hours before if you need to do that. By the way, if you are coming and want to volunteer please let me know. I love my volunteers! The Westie test is renowned for having the most and the best volunteers and I'm really proud of that. See you in September! Robin Teets Tracking Chair

BARN HUNT TRIALS Held with the Westie Nationals at Kimberton PA

Wednesday Sept. 30, 2015 & Thursday Oct 1, 2015 2 days 4 Trials provide an opportunity to earn a Barn Hunt Title

*All Dogs are required to have a Barn Hunt Registration number

to enter and show in Barn Hunt. Register your dog online at: www.barnhunt.com.

Allow at least 48 hours to receive a Barn Hunt number.

Premium is available on the Barn Hunt site Log in and go to Upcoming events

Enter your Westie today

The trial OPENS for West Highland White Terriers Wednesday July 1, 2015.

All other breeds and Mixes Monday August 17, 2015.

(see next page) Entries will be accepted in the order received until Sept 16, 2015 at 6:00PM or until

the trials fills, whichever comes first. Limit 225 Runs per day

Cgc testing at

kimberton

CGC Testing will be offered on Thursday October 1st at Kimberton! Testing will be held between Noon and 6 pm. Practice help will be available on site Thursday morning or by appointment at the host hotel. Sign and help is first come first served basis. Email Angie at the following address ajennings@catt.com Another event will be ongoing at the site, so please be flexible! Angie Jennings

Annual Auction

Auction Items Needed for Annual Banquet Hi All, The Auction Committee has begun its work on what we hope will be the biggest and most profitable auction ever! This is our major fundraiser and we hope we can count on you, the membership, for a donation to the Silent Auction. It's never too early to think about an item you would like to donate. The membership has been extremely supportive in the past years and we hope we can count on you again this year. Silent auction items are very much needed! If you will be Montgomery for the week, you can bring them with you. Please let me know ahead of time what items you are bringing so we can have the bid sheets ready. Email me the details. We will keep you updated on our progress through the coming months. Thank you for your support. Candy Cappello Auction Chair candy.cappello@gmail.com

Kimberton RV

Reservations

Don’t forget to make your RV reservations soon for Montgomery Week at Kimberton. Use the link below to get the reservation form.

http://www.westieclubamerica.com/montgomery/docs/RV%20Parking%20Reservation%20

Form%202015.pdf

Club Members Book your hotel for the National Specialty Now!!!

The headquarters hotel is once again Hampton Inn-Exton, 4 N. Pottstown Pike, Exton,

PA. (610) 363-5555. When making your reservation, identify yourself as being with WHWTCA to get the discounted rate.

Your web page address is: http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/L/LNVPAHX-WHW-20150929/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

The AKC Outstanding

Sportsmanship Award

In the American Kennel Club's ongoing efforts to recognize and celebrate its volunteer club members, The AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award program was established in 2006 to provide each member club with an AKC Medallion to award to one of its own on a yearly basis.

This award honors those individuals who deserve special recognition that have made a difference in the sport of purebred dogs, embodied the AKC Code of Sportsmanship, and have been an active and valued member of an AKC member club. Medallions are awarded solely at the club's discretion.

If you would like to nominate a Member of the West Highland White Terrier Club of America for the 2015 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, please share information about your nominee and the reason you would like them to be considered for the award. Email the information to our Corresponding Secretary, Kristine Tarrer at krmt@tarrerlaw.com by no later than September 25th, 2015.

The WHWTCA’s National Rescue Committee is organizing the Annual Parade of Rescues that will be held in conjunction with the WHWTCA Sweepstakes on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Kimberton, Pa. All rescued Westies are encouraged to participate and should have their owners submit a write-up, not to exceed 250 words. Please send via e-mail or land mail to: Kandy Merric, NRC Specialty Coordinator 208 Baldwin Place Oceanside, NY 11572-2341 iluvwhwt@aol.com Phone: 516-764-1937 We would like ten dogs. Even though I am unable to attend this year due to a knee replacement, I already have the goodie bags that will be awarded well under progress. So, now I need the dogs. Please we need dogs to show people how important rescue is!!!!!!! Include your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address, along with the name the Westie, the name of the rescue group that the Westie came from and date of adoption. Kandy Merric

HEALTH COMMITTEE

CERF Eye Clinic

Where: Kimberton Fire Company, Kimberton, Pennsylvania

When: Saturday, October 3, 2015, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

The WHWTCA’s Health Committee in conjunction with the Westie Foundation

of America is pleased to announce a CERF eye clinic in conjunction with the

club’s National Specialty. The cost per Westie is only $25 for WHWTCA

members and $35 for non-members. Members of the Board of Directors and the

Health Committee are proud to be able to offer this service to club members at

such a nominal fee.

The CERF exam is one of the three health clearances needed in order to have

your Westie assigned a CHIC number from the Canine Health Information

Center. Again, the three things that we recommend testing are patellas for

luxating patellas; eyes for cataracts or other ocular diseases; and hips for hip

dysplasia and Legg Calves Perthes.

For more information concerning health clearances, please contact:

Kay McGuire, DVM, Chair

WHWTCA Health Committee

Email: kmcscash@aol.com

PRE-REGISTRATION AVAILABLE NOW

Please complete the CERF Clinic registration form found at

www.westieclubamerica.com/montgomery and click on CERF Clinic.

Instructions for returning the form can be found there. Pre-reservations close on

September 23, 2015. Please DO NOT mail your CERF application to Kay

McGuire.

Note: Examinations are by appointment. We should be able to accommodate

some “walk-ins” but highly recommend early registration to avoid

disappointment.

The next activity for the West Highland White Terrier Club of Puget Sound (WHWTCOPS) will be: The annual Westie Fun Daze on August 15th from 9-1 at Marymoor Park, in Redmond, WA. I’m also getting confused I assume this is just for update on activity – when do we need a report for the Imprint?

Jeannette L. Melchior President, WHWTCOPS

Vice President, ATCWW

Club Members, please support your regional club specialties

The San Francisco Bay West Highland White Terrier Club NEW Annual Fall Designated Specialty Saturday, October 17, 2015 Please join us for our new annual Fall Designated Specialty held in conjunction with the Harvest Moon Classic of Del Valley Dog Club of Livermore and Skyline Dog Fanciers of San Mateo. It is sure to be a wonderful Series of shows this year.

Friday October 16, 2015 Skyline Dog Fanciers

Saturday October 17, 2015 Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore Designated Specialty and Sweep-stakes

Sunday October 18, 2015 Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore

Supported entry Judge: Frank Sabella

Sweepstakes Judge: Ms. Sandra Pretari-Hickson

Supported Entry Judge: Mr. John Constantine

Specialty Judge: Ms. Connie Clark Specialty Dinner and Auction Brass Door Restaurant For all banquet or hotel questions please contact: Gail Krieger Gailaurie@hotmail.com

WHWTCA ANNUAL

DINNER AUCTION 2015

Peter Max up for Auction One of the most famous of all living artist's, Peter Max is also a pop culture icon. His bold colors, uplifting images and an uncommon artistic diversity have touched almost every phase of American culture and has inspired many generations. Peter Max has painted for six U.S. Presidents and his art is on display in Presidential Libraries and in U.S. Embassies. Max has painted our Lady Liberty annually since America's Bicentennial and in 2000 a collage of his Liberties adorned over 145 million Verizon phone books. Max has been named an official artist of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. He has also been Official Artist of 5 Super Bowls, World Cup USA, The World Series, The U.S. Open, The Indy 500, The NYC Marathon and The Kentucky Derby.

When: WHWTCA Annual Banquet October 2,2015

In addition to the Live Auction , “Sealed Bids” will be accepted FMI westie@ptd.net ~ “Peter Max” in the subject line

Peter Max Auction Form

12” X 13” Original Art This is your chance to own a one of a kind “Westie” by

Peter Max One of the most famous of all living artist's, Peter Max is also a pop culture icon. His bold colors, uplifting images and an uncommon artistic diversity have touched almost every phase of American culture and has inspired many generations.

Art will be sold at public auction held at the Annual Dinner meeting of the West Highland White Terrier Club of America on Friday October 2, 2015 at 8:00 pm. If you are not able to be present to bid on or prefer to remain anonymous: “Sealed Bids” will be taken in advance Fill out the form and return before the Deadline: Wed Sept 23, 2015

“Auction” Candy Cappello 4980 Maranatha Way Wescosville, PA 18106 Candy.cappello@gmail.com

Peter Max original Westie Art. I wish to bid a maximum of $ If I am the lucky high bidder, I guarantee payment via Cash, Cashier Check or Major Credit Card payable to the WHWTCA within 5 days of the Auction conclusion. Name: Address: City / State: Phone: Email: Signature: Note: You can highlight form and copy and paste to a blank word document and then print and mail to the above address.

Fundraising Brand New to the Westie Shop, black ball caps with our club merchandising logo on the front!!! We will have them at Kimberton!! Brand New Shirts in 2 colors, and Tote Bags are now available on our website!!! Original new artwork by famed Westie Artist Barbara Hands!! Click on link below the photos.

http://www.westieclubamerica.com/fundraising/index.html

In addition, we have Westie Bracelets by Dave Taylor in a stunning black and white design as seen below.

Price of bracelet- $45.95 includes s/h within the United States.

Contact ctrudeau@optonline.net for these new items!!

Older issues of Imprints now available at a discount!!

Mailing Guide for Shipping Imprints Issues prior to 2013 Cost each

Shipping Cost Shipping Method

Winter 2009 Centennial Ed. $ 6.35 $ 3.65 Media Mail one (1) $ 5.00 $ 4.00 1st Class Two (2) $ 5.00 $ 6.95 Flat Rate Envelope 3 to 4 $ 5.00 $ 10.95 9.5 x 6.5 Priority Box 5 to 10 $ 5.00 $ 12.95 Med. Flat Rate Box

2013 & Current Cost each Shipping each Shipping Method

2013 $ 10.00 $ 4.00 1st Class 2014 $ 11.00 $ 4.00 1st Class Note: Earlier issues, prior to Winter 2008 are now available in very limited numbers. To place an order, contact ctrudeau@optonline.net Make checks payable to: WHWTCA

Mail Check to: Charles Trudeau, 478 West Hill Rd., Stamford, CT 06902

Available Issues: SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER

2008 NO NO NO YES

2009 YES NO YES YES*

2010 YES YES YES YES

2011 YES YES YES YES

2012 YES YES YES YES

2013 YES YES YES YES

2014 YES YES YES YES

2015 N/A

= Centennial Issue – Winter 2009

Westie Updates – next issue

The next issue of Westie Updates will come out on or around September 5th, 2015. Please send your information, dates, announcements etc. by August 31st 2015 to ctrudeau@optonline.net